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āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The bassist improvised a funky riff during the jam session.
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āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢ, āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ¨
a Berber ethnic group native to the Rif region in northern Morocco
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The Riff played a central role in the history of northern Morocco.
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to riff
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āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ°āĻŋāĻĢā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to play a short, repeated musical phrase, often as an accompaniment or improvisation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He spent the afternoon riffing on the blues scale.
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āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻā§āĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž
to browse a book or other written material casually
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She riffed on the magazine while waiting for her appointment.
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
